Leominster No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 09741LEO
Church/Chapel: Priory and Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: The House is located 140 yards S of the Church. Leominster is located 19 km N of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1930 in the garden of the old Market Hall, later known as Grange House
Century and Period: 12th century [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 116) as one of two fonts located at the time in the gardens at Grange House, the former Market Hall, and were originally from the church. This one is described as "tapering cylindrical bowl of a 12th-century font". [NB: the other font is reported at a later date back in the church [cf. Index entry for Leominster No. 2]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one [basin only]
Font Shape: bucket-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934